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Personal profile
Toritseju Begho is a researcher at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). His research spans agricultural, experimental and behavioural economics, focusing on understanding farmers' and consumers' judgement and decision making.
Recent research is centred around:
- Decisions under conditions of risk, uncertainty and ambiguity
- Intertemporal choices
- Investigations of decision making via laboratory, online and field experiments and surveys
- Farmers' adoption of technologies and sustainable practices
- Consumer motivations, choices and food related behaviours
Projects
- AgriFood4NetZero: Plausible Pathways, Practical and Open Science for Net Zero Agrifood (2023-2024). Harnessing insights from social and behavioural sciences to increase UK consumers’ awareness and acceptance of alternative proteins.
- Scottish Governement (2022-2027) - SRUC-B3-1: Ensuring positive behavioural change for farmers towards best practice for clean growth: economic and behavioural investigations
- UKRI Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) (2019-24) - South Asia Nitrogen Hub, Evaluation of nitrogen options for economic and social benefit
Previous employer
2015-2018 Demonstrator, University of Reading
2013-2018 Lecturer, Delta State University Nigeria
2011-2013 Graduate Assistant, Delta State University Nigeria
Supervision
PhD student: Knowledge and information in sustainable food production: farmers' mental representation of soil health and the environment (2022-2025)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Agricultural & Food Economics , University of Reading
Oct 2014 → Feb 2019
Award Date: 28 Feb 2019
Master, Agricultural Economics, University of Reading
Oct 2012 → Sept 2013
Award Date: 13 Dec 2013
Bachelor, Agricultural Economics, Delta State University Nigeria
Sept 2004 → Apr 2009
Award Date: 6 Apr 2009
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-b3-1 Ensuring Positive Behavioural Change For Farmers Towards Best Practice For Clean Growth: Economic And Behavioural Investigations.
Glenk, K. (PI), Lawson, M. (CoI), Burns, J. (CoI), Toma, L. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI), Pate, L. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Thompson, B. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Begho, T. (CoI) & Barnes, A. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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South Asian Nitrogen Hub
Rees, B. (PI), Eory, V. (CoI), Glenk, K. (CoI) & Begho, T. (CoI)
13/02/19 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Agricultural resource access, decision-making and women’s empowerment in climate-vulnerable smallholder agriculture: Evidence from Nepal and Bhutan
Begho, T., Dendup, S., Tshering, D., Nepal, B. & Joshi, R., 4 Sept 2025, (First published) In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9, 15 p., 1654941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of the pathway to reducing youth unemployment in Sub Saharan Africa through agriculture and agribusiness
Begho, T. & Daubry, T. P., Dec 2025, In: Discover Global Society. 3, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A scoping review of artificial intelligence and the future of African agriculture: Opportunities, challenges and the path forward
Begho, T., Daubry, T. P. & Irabor , A. E., 16 Oct 2025, (First published) In: Advances in Agriculture. p. 1-24 24 p., 2862074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Assessing attribute trade-offs and implicit biases driving consumers’ preference for tilapia
Begho, T., Abeni Olaniyi, A. & Irabor , A. E., 27 Aug 2025, (First published) In: Journal of Applied Aquaculture. p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Systematic Review of the Role of Networks in Information Dissemination and Resource Pooling Among Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on Farm Improvements, Empowerment and Behaviour Change
Begho, T. & Ogisi, O. D., 23 Apr 2025, (First published) In: Journal of International Development. 37, 5, p. 1070-1081 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Activities
- 6 Editorial work
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research (Journal)
Begho, T. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland) (Journal)
Begho, T. (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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ATMOSPHERE (Journal)
Begho, T. (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Journal)
Begho, T. (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Journal of Poverty (Journal)
Begho, T. (Reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
Press/Media
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What's holding people back from replacing meat with other protein-rich foods?
15/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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